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U.S. indicts 14 for helping Somalia terrorism

Examiner
Saturday, August 07, 2010

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The U.S. has filed charges against 14 citizens and non-citizen residents for helping the al-Shabaab terrorist organization in Somalia.  That is the organization responsible for killing dozens of sports fans in Uganda.  The U.S. believes that the organization works with al-Qaida.

The charges include helping finance and recruit for terrorism.  Two women, born in Somalia, were accused of raising funds among Somalis in the U.S., ostensibly to help needy people.

Attorney-General Eric Holder warned that more and more people in the U.S. are attracted by “extremist” ideology and start to act on it  (Evan Perez, Wall St. J., 8/6/10, A3).

Again the question arises whether Muslim donors are aware that their gifts are for murder, not charity.  Should there be some government effort at consumer education about finding legitimate charities and not terrorist fronts?

A reader once boasted that the Internet makes it difficult to deceive people with false information.  Let him tell that to the indicted terrorists.

What is the government doing to make the jihadists ideology appearing on Internet less attractive and perhaps less available?  After all, his is modern war.

Can the U.S. assimilate immigrants from jihadist societies?

Source: The Examiner